Gunnerus Medal

The Gunnerus Medal ({{langx|no|Gunnerusmedaljen}}) is a medal awarded by the learned society Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters.

It was inaugurated in 1927, and named after Johan Ernst Gunnerus, founder of the learned society.{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Gunnerus-medaljen|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|editor=|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/Gunnerus-medaljen|language=Norwegian|accessdate=7 June 2009}} Members of the learned society are eligible to suggest candidates, and the medal is awarded by the board of directors.{{cite web|url=http://www.dknvs.no/site/priser.html|title=Priser og utmerkelser|publisher=Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters|language=Norwegian|accessdate=7 June 2007}}{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Current bearers of the medal are Johannes Moe (since 1988), Stig Strömholm (1997), Olaf I. Rønning (1998), Jørn Sandnes (1999), Gunnar Sundnes (2001), Peder Johan Borgen (2003), Harald A. Øye (2004), Jens Glad Balchen (2006), Olav Smidsrød (2008) and Ivar Giaever (2010).